Melbourne Victory FC vs Auckland FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne Victory FC

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Auckland FC

Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Auckland FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Auckland FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Casey Reibelt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Auckland FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Auckland FC 2025-04-19 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Auckland FC 2025-01-01 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Auckland FC	H	0–0	D
04 May	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Auckland FC	H	0–2	L
12 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–2	W
29 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	5–3	W

Auckland FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–0	D
03 May	Western United FC	A	2–4	L
27 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
19 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–0	W
12 Apr	Sydney FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Auckland FC
#4	Position	#3
40	Points	42
26	Played	26
11 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 9 / 6
44	Scored	42
33	Conceded	29
+11	GD	+13
1.54	PPG	1.62
42%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Auckland FC are 3rd (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne Victory FC and Auckland FC get this one started.
The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 0-0 Auckland FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Guillermo May Bartesaghi	1
Nishan Velupillay	1
Franco Lino	1
Lachlan Brook	1
Sam Cosgrove	1
Louis Verstraete	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.23 Auckland FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Auckland FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC35% Draw30% Auckland FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Auckland FC

65%

Melbourne Victory FC or Auckland FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC24% Draw50% Auckland FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10%

1 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Auckland FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Auckland FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.